Quick answerIs Dạ cổ hoài lang the first vọng cổ song?
Dạ cổ hoài lang is regarded as the starting milestone and remains the vọng cổ song loved to this day. At first the piece was only in double time, and later it was gradually raised to 4-beat, 8-beat, 16-beat, 32-beat and 64-beat time, becoming the pillar song of cải lương theatre in the South of Vietnam.
From the article “How Did Cải Lương Emerge from Đờn Ca Tài Tử and Dạ Cổ Hoài Lang?”
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